For some, a smartphone is a phone that runs complete operating system software providing a standardized interface and platform for application developers. (phys.org)
Bill Gates and Paul Allen, after getting started as a services business that wrote operating system software for the then - nascent PC industry, transitioned to selling application software like MS Word and Excel in shrink - wrapped boxes. (entrepreneur.com)
«Apple's software updates purposefully slowed or «throttled down'the performance speeds of iPhone 5, iPhone 6, certain iPhone 7 phones and as yet unknown versions of iPhones because operating system software updates wreaked havoc on batteries within these model devices,» the lawsuit says. (abajournal.com)